According to Kirill Budanov, the retreat of Ukrainian troops from the Luhansk region is a “tactical regrouping”, and in August there will be a “turning point” and Ukraine will begin to return its territories
Kirill Budanov
In August 2022, the “tipping point” during a special Russian military operation in Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said on the ITV channel.
“Ukraine will return to its 1991 borders, there will be no other scenarios, and we are not considering any other scenarios. Starting in August, certain events will take place that will demonstrate to the whole world that the turning point has arrived, — he said.
At the same time, Budanov noted that the retreat from Severodonetsk is a “tactical regrouping” that is taking place in general throughout Ukraine. “In certain sections of the front line we successfully counterattack, in certain sections of the front line we successfully defend,” — added head of intelligence.
«I have already said and I will repeat again— before the end of the year, active hostilities will come to naught. We are adamant in our opinion. In the foreseeable future, we will regain control of our territories, — he concluded.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has also not ruled out the possibility of a turning point in the conflict in Ukraine, but for this, according to him, Kyiv needs additional arms supplies from abroad .
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Russia launched a military operation on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goals “demilitarization and denazification”; Ukraine, its non-nuclear and neutral status. On March 25, the Ministry of Defense announced that, in general, the tasks of the first stage of the special operation had been completed. “In general, the main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed. The combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been significantly reduced, which allows, I emphasize once again, to focus the main efforts on achieving the main goal— liberation of Donbass»,— Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy, head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said.
On April 19, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next stage of the special operation. A few days later, the defense ministry explained that during the second phase, the Russian military plans to take control of the Donbass and the southern part of Ukraine.
At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.
Lysichansk and Severodonetsk for a long time remained the last large cities not controlled by the LPR within the borders of the Luhansk region of Ukraine. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the taking of Severodonetsk under full control earlier on June 25. On the same day, Andrei Marochko, a representative of the military department of the LPR, said that the Allied Forces of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of Russia had entered Lysichansk. received a command to retreat from Severodonetsk to more fortified positions. “Now the situation is that it makes no sense to be in broken positions, because every day the number of deaths in unfortified territories can grow proportionally. Therefore, such a decision was made, — he explained.
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